A powerful blast in the ruins of Syria’s ancient Palmyra raised fears Monday that the Islamic State group has damaged another of the Middle East’s most treasured heritage sites. Both Syria’s ...

BEIRUT: Satellite images show the main temple in Syria’s Palmyra has been flattened, confirming the worst fears for the ancient ruins held by Daesh. The destruction of the Temple of Bel sparked ...

The head of the UN cultural watchdog on Monday branded the destruction by IS jihadists of an ancient temple in Syria’s Palmyra ruins as a “war crime.” “This destruction is a new war crime and an ...

Despite an attempt by Islamic State militants to destroy it with explosives, Palmyra’s ancient Temple of Bel is still standing, Syria’s antiquities chief Maamoun Abdulkarim has said. According to the ...

The Islamic State jihadist group has blown up parts of the Temple of Bel in Syria's ancient city of Palmyra, a monitor and activists said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said late Sunday that ...

Art Basel Will Remain in Miami Beach After Threatening to Decamp to Vegas The main temple in the ancient city of Palmyra, Syria, has been reduced to rubble by Islamic State militants, according to the ...

BEIRUT (AP) — Islamic State militants in Syria severely damaged the Bel Temple, considered one of the greatest sites of the ancient world, in a massive explosion Sunday, activists said. The 2,000-year ...